SUMNER — A standoff that began Sunday night between a person barricaded in a home on Butterfield Road and law enforcement officials was still going on as of 7 p.m. Monday evening, Oxford County Chief Deputy James Urquhart said. About 20 law enforcement personnel from the Sheriff’s Office and Cumberland County Tactical Unit remained at […]
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Buckfield firefighter dies in snowmobile crash
A GoFundMe page has been set up for the family of Denny Bly, a lifelong resident of Buckfield, who died snowmobiling at Cedar Lake in northern Penobscot County.
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Maine mineral expert Frank Perham of West Paris dies at age 88
The West Paris resident discovered one of the largest deposits of tourmaline in the works in 1972 in Newry.
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Two men injured in 3-vehicle crash in Peru
A passenger from South Portland remains in critical condition.
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Portland man charged with assaulting three deputies in Bethel
The Sheriff’s Office received a call at 8:45 p.m. Thursday from the homeowner at 339 West Paris Road for a reported unwanted, out-of-control person.
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Paris residents vote to recall MSAD 17 Director Sarah Otterson
The vote to recall was 333-243.
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Paris selectmen accept petitions to recall 2 school directors; voters to decide
Nearly 700 residents signed the recall petition sparked by the directors’ support of a gender identity policy being considered by the Oxford Hills school board.
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Paris schedules emergency session to consider recall petitions against MSAD 17 directors
The meeting will be held 4:30 p.m. Monday at the Town Office.
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Remains of Franklin County man who died in WWII returned to Maine for burial
Zelwood Gravlin, who died when his B-24 was shot down over Romania, will be buried Saturday in Avon.
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Logger dies after tree falls on him Thursday in Andover
Mark Beaudoin, 53, died instantly in a wooded area near South Main Street.